Christopher M. Hill was 27 and from Northport when he was shot and killed on the evening of Sunday, January 23, 2022, in Reform, Alabama. Police were called about 5:30 p.m. to a residence on Fifth Street Southwest; officers found Hill and 23-year-old Qualyin Smith of Columbus, Mississippi, dead in the driveway from gunshot wounds.

A multi-agency probe was opened, led by the 24th Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office with investigators from the Pickens County Sheriff’s Department and the police departments of Reform, Aliceville, Carrollton, and Gordo. Authorities processed the scene for evidence, but officials confirmed in the days after the shooting that no arrests had been made and no suspects publicly identified.

If anyone knew Christopher Hill, Qualyin Smith, or saw activity near Fifth Street Southwest that evening, please come forward with information.